Sometimes the toughest thing in any season is the time between two or more championship meets. You can rest completely for one meet, and the qualify for another... NOW what do you do? Now you have to swim fast again... in TWO WEEKS!
Here's a short, quick set that combines stroke-counting and speed. It works well on the day before a meet, when you don't want to do too much, but want to know that your engines are firing and that you can generate easy speed.
While some swimmers are racing in open water this week, others are getting ready for championship meets. This set is for those racing with a black line down below.
Got championships? This week's set can help you taper, but can also be a good anaerobic set at any point in the season.
This week we're posting a set of broken 100s. This would work for an early taper...or a quality set even if you're not tapering.
While it seems a little strange writing a reminder about taper in December, there are many swimmers, from college age to masters, who will be tapering this month.
What should you do 2 or 3 days out from a meet? Here's what our Masters team did a couple days prior to a Masters mini meet on October 3rd.
What things do you traditionally do during the tapering process that you feel give you the best chance at achieving your goals? So any special sets or gimmicks that work for you.
What parts -- if any -- of your dryland/weight routine do you carry into the taper?
Starting to gear up for a championship meet in mid December. The 8 X 75 breast at a controlled descend was the main set.
This week's question really pertains to those of us heading to Masters Nationals in Austin, Texas next week:
This may be the shortest-ever Set of the Week, but it's a fun and really useful taper set.
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